San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-27
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.

confronted with his own former utter
ances in favor Of home rule, and tn,
memory and quotations thereof are Il
him not joyous, but grievous.
BEFORE parliament reOpens. scores o.
liberal members OF commons will visit
Ireland and intensity their love and sup
port OF home rule.
The comments upon the arrest Of Sill
Wilfred Blount vary as much as chalk
varies from cheese. The whole matter
depends upon the political faction tC
which the critic belongs.
The rumored retirement of Lord Ly.
ons from the Paris em bsssy is premature
| Lyons asked leave to retire, but Sails.
bury persuaded him to remain another
year.
| The Italian government lie becoming a
| first class European power, with de-
| oidedly intelligent view OF the situation
| not only at home but abroad. She Or
ders two thousand mules for the pend
Ing Massowah expedition.
The car of civilization is opened to-
ward Washington to-day, to hear what
the United States supreme courts will
say concerning the plea for new hear
ing OF the anarchist CAGES. Something
may drop before shutdown.
RoUMANIA, Bulgaria and Serria, ache
for more friendly alliance, and STAN
bulof is coming with Prince Ferdi-
nand's compliments to lay the matter
before the Bucharest prince, soliciting
an interview. AS 'Barkis is willing"
there will probably be no delay in COM
mencing the chin music.
The queen Of Portugal can now enter
her Pullman coach and travel from her
Insignificant capital to any part OF her
kingdom at her royal pleasure. But In
gaining SO much she has lost prestige.
she Is no longer at the top of the ladder.
The car porter is on the upper round.
HENRY, Of Bsttenberg, who is the
queens white-halred boy, presents his
respects to his august mOther-in-law,
and announces that he has now a daugh-
ter for the English parliament TO care
for and vote moneys for support. Henry
slightly tires his prinCely bTOthers-in-
law, and these latter tire the entire tax
paying nation Of shop keepers.
The pOstmasters have risen to recog-
| niZe the first fruits OF democratic au-
thority, which, according to Nasty. ia
| pOstOtfiOe. They will hold a oonyen-
ton at Washington as soon as congress
reassembles to point out to that demo-
cratic body some eligible way OF raising
a third rate democratic pOstmasters
salary.
The police authorities were out
witted as usual last Sunday and meet
lngs of the league at which thousands
were in attendance were held in vari-
GUS parts of the country. John Bull
will catch a weasel asleep when he
catches Patrick mapping in league
matters.
The horror feared In that Newcastle
coal pit was less than indicated by the
report. Six instead OF twenty six were
the victims. Whether their death was
owing to the carelessness OF the mine
owners or to that OF the miners is not
stated. The year has been full of hOr-
| TOTs.
The European nations are learning
| the American bank methods very rapid
ly. An expert examination into the
| condition of the DescOntO- G oellsiehaft,
| of Leipsic, shows that balances OF the
bank have been systematically falsifed
since 1888. There are not many Ameri-
can bank officials who could Improve
upon that.
| A SCIENTIST says: "It Is we'll under
stood that a cold sensation reaches con-
seriousness more rapidly than one OF
warmth" This probably accounts for
the fact that when a young man pops
snd is refused the sensation OF being left
| out in the cold is instant, and very
strongly Impressed. The real warmth OF
the yes-engenCered feeling comes more
| gradually, and Is Of slower growth.
The trouble between Corea and China
| ls largely owing to the fact that COrea
| is much more inclined to reciprocal in
terchange OF cOurtesies with the west
ern nations than the Old celestial empire.
China is Jealous OF the growing power Of
COrea and her influence abroad, and her
standing among the nations OF olYiliZa-
ton, and resents 1t by attempting the
exercise Of an ancient control which
COrea does not take kindly to. The
sympathies Of the nations are with CO.
rea.
The wits who have been making mer-
~ over the advertisement, as q curiosi-
ty, of bank official who has been at his
desk for quarter of a century and made
no default in all those years, can peruse
the record OF Mr.. Ronald Mackenzie
Buchanan, OF the Fulton National bank,
OF New York, who died yesterday after
faithfully serving that bank as book
keeper and cashier for fifty-four years.
Mr.. Buchanan conferred dignity and
honor upon q responsible position that
has too often been disgraced by the un.
faithfulness and rascality OF those who
hold Ii.
The inquest into the causes OF the fire
10 the Thester COmique, Paris, by which
so great loss of life was entailed and the
responsibility of the management there
for, has been made public, 1t is said,
thorough journalistic indiscretion As
the testimony reveals the utmost care
lessness on the part OF the theater man.
agement and an absolute want of sys-
TEN in all matters connected with the
conduct Of the employees, it is fair
to suppose that the indiscretiOn
Of the managers who caused the
terrible ostastrOphy was much greater
than the indiscretiOn OF the publishers
who made known the nature Of testi-
mOny presented. CaraVallo, the mana.
ger, prOmiser to make public certain
facts which will eXhOneTRte him from all
blame but there Ia no reason to conclude
that he can make good his promises.
The public have right to know all the
inside facts, and the responsible parties
should be held to the strictest account.
The time has passed in which killing by
oarelessness is no murder.